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HR 214

H.Con. Res.214 Agreed to October 12, 1998

One Hundred Fifth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight

Concurrent Resolution

Whereas the cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, have long been a gathering place for musicians from the nearby mountainous countryside;

Whereas phonographic recordings made in Bristol in August of 1927 launched the careers of the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, who are recognized as the first commercially successful modern Country Music artists;

Whereas these recordings have been called the `Big Bang of Country Music' by the Country Music Foundation in its publication `Country, the Music and the Musicians';

Whereas Jimmie Rodgers has been named the Father of Country Music and was the first artist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame;

Whereas the original members of the Carter Family have been recognized as Country Music's First Family in part because their works have had an unparalleled influence on succeeding generations of Country Music artists;

Whereas `The Roots of Country Music', a three-part television series which aired nationally on the Turner Broadcasting System in June of 1996, recognized the significant contribution of the cities of Bristol to the development and commercial acceptance of Country Music;

Whereas in 1984 the Tennessee Senate recognized Bristol as the `Birthplace of Country Music'; and

Whereas in 1995, the Virginia General Assembly recognized Bristol as the `Birthplace of Country Music': Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress —

 

(1) recognizes the critical contributions of the cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, and their residents to the origins and development of Country Music;

(2) congratulates the cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, for launching with the Bristol recordings of 1927 the careers of the Nation's first widely known Country Music artists; and

(3) acknowledges and commends the cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, as the birthplace of Country Music, a style of music which has enjoyed broad commercial success in the United States and throughout much of the world.

Attest:

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate.

Tennessee Senate Joint Resolution 240

VA Senate Resolution 292

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 292

Recognizing the City of Bristol as the "Birthplace
of Country Music."

Agreed to by the Senate,
February 7, 1995
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 16, 1995
WHEREAS, the August 1927 Bristol Recording Sessions launched the careers
of country music legends, The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers; and


WHEREAS, these artists are widely recognized as the first commercially
successful country music performers; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Rodgers is recognized as the "Father of Country
Music"; and

WHEREAS, the Country Music Foundation, through its publication, "Country,
the Music and the Musicians," has called the Bristol Recording Session
the "Big Bang of Country Music"; and

WHEREAS, in 1984, the State of Tennessee recognized the City of Bristol
as the "Birthplace of Country Music"; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General
Assembly hereby recognize the City of Bristol as the "Birthplace
of Country Music"; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this
resolution for presentation to the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance
so that its members may be apprised of Bristol's designation as the "Birthplace
of Country Music."

VA House Joint Resolution 435

Recognizing the City of Bristol as the "Birthplace of Country Music." 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 4, 1995
Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 1995

WHEREAS, the August 1927 Bristol Recording Sessions launched the careers of country music legends, The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers; and

WHEREAS, these artists are widely recognized as the first commercially successful country music performers; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Rodgers is recognized as the "Father of Country Music"; and

WHEREAS, the Country Music Foundation, through its publication, "Country, the Music and the Musicians," has called the Bristol Recording Session the "Big Bang of Country Music"; and

WHEREAS, in 1984, the State of Tennessee recognized the City of Bristol as the "Birthplace of Country Music"; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby recognize the City of Bristol as the "Birthplace of Country Music"; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance so that its members may be apprised of Bristol's designation as the "Birthplace of Country Music."